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Handel Basketweave Lamp

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Handel Basketweave Lamp
<Our item number 103407><B>Handel Basketweave Lamp.</B> Metal overlay shade with a geometric basketweave motif. Glass is original to the lamp. Butterscotch upper panels and cobalt blue lower panels. Original patina to the shade, which is signed on the ring and inside with the Handel metal tag. Shade is detachable. Lamp is approximately 23&#34; high and weighs 22 pounds.<BR><BR>Philip Handel was best known for the art glass lamps that he produced in Meriden, Connecticut at the turn of the century. In Robert DeFalco&#39;s book <I>Metal Overlays by Handel</I>, he states, &#34;<I>Handel conceived and produced lamps with the idea that the fixture itself was sculpture and its luminescence fine art. In the true Arts and Crafts spirit, Handel captured the essence of handcrafted quality and realized the vision of the artist in every lamp</I>.&#34; <BR>Estimated Value &#36;4,000-5,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 103407<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN=CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/38jpegs/103407.jpg"> </P ></IMAGES> "